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Foundations Class Winter 2009 The Divided Kingdom Part One   Foundations Class Winter 2009 Lesson Text 1 Kings 12:1 – 2 Kings 14:14 2 Chron 10:1 – 2 Chron 25:24 Time Frame 921 – 721 B.C.

The Divided Kingdom Part One Judah Israel Rehoboam – 17 yrs – Evil Abijah – 3 yrs – Evil Asa – 41 yrs – Good Jehoshaphat – 25 yrs – Good Jehoram – 8 yrs – Evil Ahaziah – 1 yr – Evil Athaliah – 6 yrs – Evil Joash – 40 yrs – Evil Amaziah – 29 yrs - Good Jeroboam – 22 yrs - Evil Nadab – 2 yrs – Evil Baasha – 24 yrs – Evil Elah – 2 yrs – Evil Zimri – 1 wk – Evil Omri – 12 yrs – Evil Ahab – 22 yrs - Evil Ahaziah – 2 yrs – Evil Jehoram – 12 yrs – Evil Jehu – 28 yrs – Evil Jehoahaz – 17 yrs – Evil Jehoash – 16 yrs – Evil

The Divided Kingdom Part One Judah Israel Ahab reigned 22 years Jehoshaphat Began 4th year of Ahab Reigned 25 years Ahaziah 17th yr of Jehoshaphat Reigned 2 years Jehoram 18th yr of Jehoshaphat Jehoram 18-19th yr of Jehoshaphat Jehoshaphat dies 6-7 years after Jehoram of Judah begins co-regency

Libnah Philistines Edomites Arabians

The Divided Kingdom Part One The Message of the Prophets Holiness of God – God’s expectations of His People Repentance – Before Calamity God offered opportunity to Repent Judgment – Day of the Lord (Day of Reckoning and Judgment) Concern for the Nations – God does not tolerate Wickedness Prophecy of Future Deliverance – Through the Promised Messiah A Kingdom to Come – Messiah would establish an enduring Kingdom that would overshadow all others

The Divided Kingdom Part One The Written Prophets of the Divided Kingdom Obadiah – Judgment against Edom * Joel – Call for Judah to Repentance * Jonah – Message of Repentance to Nineveh Amos – Message of Imminent Judgment on Israel Hosea – Adultery/Idolatry of Israel and Judah Isaiah – Message against the wickedness of both Israel and Judah Micah – Repentance or Imminent Judgment on Judah

The Divided Kingdom Part One The Idolatry of Israel and Judah Before entering the Land of Canaan Rachel stole Father’s Idol Gen.31:19-24 Golden Calf at Sinai Ex.32:1-8 Warnings Deut.29:14-18; Lev.13-33 Speech of Joshua Josh 24:15 After entering the Land of Canaan Committed Idolatry with the Moabites Num.25:1-3 Days of the Judges – Baal and Astoreth Judges 2; 3; 4; 6; 8; 10; 13 Latter Days of Solomon Alliance with Egypt 1 Kings 3:1 Alliances with Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, Hittites 1 Kings 11:1-3 Turned his Heart away from God 1 Kings 11:4 God’s Warning Deut.17:14-20 God’s Two Appearances to Solomon 1 Kings 3:5-13; 1 Kings 9:2-9 Influence of Wives – turned from God to Idolatry

The Divided Kingdom Part One The Idolatry of Israel and Judah – Idols they Worshipped Ashtoreth (Ashtoroth – The Abomination of the Zidonians) 1 Kings 11:5 Moon God (Female counterpart of Baal – Goddess of Love and Fertility) Also called Astarte, Ishtar, Athtar, Tanish, Dido, Nana, Zarpanit Among the Philistines during the reign of Saul 1 Sam.31:10 Women were required to sacrifice their hair or their chastity. Baal (Baalim – Sun God – Male counterpart of Ashtoreth) Worship involved fornication and prostitution Degraded the Morals of the People Milcom (Abomination of the Moabites and Ammonites) Also known as Molech or Moloch Involved Human Sacrifice 2 Kgs.16:3; 21:6; 23:10; 2 Chron.28:3; 32:35 Idol erected by Solomon on Mount of Olives 1 Kings 11:7 Worshipped in the Valley of Hinnom or Tophet (Gehenna) Josh.18:8; 8:16 Isaiah, and Jeremiah’s references to: Isa.3:33; Jer.7:31-34 Jesus’ references to: Matt.5:29; Mark 9:43-48